vách

See also: vạch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 壁 (SV: bích).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vat̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vat̚˦˥] ~ [jat̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, bức) vách • (壁, 璧, 碧, 𡋦, 𫨅, 󱞄, 󱝷, 󱞇)

1. wall
2. cliff

   vách sa thạch ― a sandstone cliff